Butter me up - Contest #95
How did your Mom pacify you when you were little?
My mother used to take me aside and give me a special treat; having a sweet tooth, anything sweet would calm me down in no time.
Mom however was super health-conscious, so her idea of a sweet treat would be home-baked goods like bran muffins or nutty date & carrot cake, delicious enough to stop the tears and turn tearful me into a smiling gal, as I love dates and anything nutty as well!
One of my favourites is a layered tart oozing with caramel, shaved peppermint-crisp chocolate, toasted nuts, and whipped cream that would act like a fairy wand as all would be forgotten and forgiven in a flash!
By now I've given you some clues as to what this week's questions are for the Ladies of Hive Community Contest #95...
1️⃣ We all have a different boiling point, some of us are easily angered, others are really cool-tempered. Kindly share one thing that makes you angry, how long do you stay mad, and what or who can pacify you.
Or
2️⃣ What is your favorite snack or snacks? Share photos of them if you can.
I will try to answer both questions.
I am not easily angered, usually am the peacemaker, and always try to see things from the other person's perspective.
However, there are some things that do push my blood pressure up, and if I have to single one thing out, it would be any unjust act like taking advantage of people.
I will fight to the bitter end to put things straight, but when people try to pull the wool over one's eyes especially when they see the hair has turned a whiter shade of pale, or shall I call a spade a spade...silver-grey...I get really angry!
Once the problem has been resolved with the other party, I calm down and forgive very easily.
I have to laugh at myself, as I always say I will never forgive the person/s that have made me angry, but I always do when they explain their side of the story, and why they acted in the way they did!
Life is too short to bear grudges, so my stance is, to sort the problem out and move on!
I've shown you some of my favourite sweet snacks, but I also enjoy savoury snacks for cocktail hour after a disturbing day - Crispy Bacon & Cheese Straws, Nuts, Biltong (meat that's been marinated in vinegar, salt, pepper, coriander, brown sugar and spices and then air-cured), and Dry Wors (air-cured sausage), both South African favourites.
I think that answers those two questions but yes, sweet treats to calm the waters, and snacks like these are my absolute favourites!
Buttering me up with snacks like these will leave me as cool as a cucumber!
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I totally agree, life is to short to bear grudges. It's better to talk about it and move on.
Mothers and their charming way of pacifying their child tho lol.
Do you pacify your kids that that too or they don't have a sweet tooth? 😄
LOL it's the easiest way to pacify little ones😉
My sons both were also pacified like that at times, but don't have such sweet teeth!
Yes, why be miserable when something is dead and gone not so, thank you for stopping by @jessicaossom !
I agree, it's easier to pacify little ones😊
Oh sweet teeth lol, it's good they don't have it😀
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Thank you lots for this Lizelle :) Seeing injustice and disrespectful act especially to people in their golden and silvery years certainly makes one's blood boil. It is so nice that you have a certain method of resolving issues like this and that you forgive so easily. I agree with you, life is short to spend it on grudges and being unhappy. Staying angry for long is like holding a heavy baggage around us which isn't fabulous at all :)
And oh my my, your snacks are ravishing! The tart with caramel, nuts, chocolates and cream really made me wish I'd have a bite of it, lol! Yumyum!
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Thank you for the thoughtful response @ifarmgirl! You are so right, bearing grudges certainly is like carrying a heavy baggage around which will only harm oneself and not the person you're angry with😉 Great questions!
That's very, very true Lizelle, unfortunately, some of us (including myself) learn that the hard way :)
Thank you lots :)
Anger can be a hard thing to let go of, but you are right! Life is short and if we really listen and sort through the issues, it's fairly easy to forgive. There are exceptions every now and again, but with thoughtful prayer, all things are possible.
As for the snacks......the torte looks stunning and I suspect tastes the same! I can almost gain weight from just looking at it lol! Thank you for sharing and have a lovely day!
Thank you for that wisdom @elizabethbit, very true that we need to forgive but prayer does help if we have to deal with tough issues.
Yep that torte is very indulgent and something my mom never approved😉
Guilty delight with the torte, then!😁 God provides us the peace we just can't give ourselves. Take care and have a lovely weekend!🤗💜😇
I agree @lizelle life is to short to bare grudges, knowing you, you are the most loving and forgiving person I know.
As for those treats, only the best my friend. Thank you for sharing.
I hope to read about your response to this question, there's still time my friend 🤗
Your Mom got the best of you with those sweet things and she did well by helping you eat healthy. Always making sure things are done the right way Is not bad at all.
Life is too short to keep a grudge against someone.
Thanks for sharing
Yes Mom used to give me such a look if we went shopping together & I'd want to buy cream doughnuts🙈 She did teach me some valuable lessons!
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That's lovely
Thanks mama
Life is definitely too short to bear grudges..I agree with you!
I love how calm you get when one is sincerely sorry.
And as a snacks lover, your snacks is actually making me want to have a bite of them all🤗.i guess they must be really delicious to help one calm down rage
Definitely is not worth wasting precious time on things that have passed not so! Thank you for that @redna 🤗
Yep I could do with some of those savoury snacks right now, they're my absolute favourites!
I need not be told they are your favourite.🤗
As you've got lot of them on your table 😊
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And your welcome!
Snap on both sweet and snack treats, not very often sweet however peppermint crisp with caramel and cream would make me stop in my tracks.
Long fuse or short blow out depends on who, normally get over it quickly, lingering wastes precious time.
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Oh boy, my Mom never approved of that rich tart but still used to have a tiny slice, but you're right, it's not worth wasting precious time by holding onto anger.
Lovely and sunny today, so nice after the icy winds of the past few days🌞
Swept the courtyard of a thousand leaves, absolutely beautiful day outdoors after chilly wind went through, such a pity we never saw a drop of rain!
Have a bright and beautiful Sunday Lizelle.
Your food photos are always superb! That Caramel Tart and the Cheese Straws look divine! 💛
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Thank you @thekittygirl, I do love treats like that, although the caramel tart is very indulgent so I seldom make it. The cheese straws are really good!
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